A client comes to the local public health clinic complaining of a "red, itchy rash" that he attributes to a chemical he is using at work. What is the first thing the nurse should do?
a. Apply hydrocortisone cream to the rash.
b. Ask the client the name of the chemical and how he uses it.
c. Refer him to a physician.
d. Determine if this chemical causes a rash.
ANS: B
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